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Singapore had 3 names in the record of history.
1. Singapore
2.Temasek
3. Singapura
Singapura is simply the Malay word for Singapore. They both mean "Lion City". It was said that Prince Sang Nila Utama came in sought for a land for him to build a kingdom. On his way, there was a storm and he had to throw his crown into the sea so as to make the storm subside.
He landed on Singapore and found it a good place for his kingdom. He saw a special animal that displayed a lot of courage and cool to him. He asked his assistant for the name. It was a lion. That is how the name supposedly came about.
Temasek was the name of Singapore before Raffles took over Singapore. Then, Singapore was just an inhabitant fishing village with only a small group of people living. Temasek is in Javanese and it means "fishing town".
Temasak in Chinese should be called: 淡马锡 .
Singapore in Chinese should be called : æ–°åŠ å¡ .
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